Thursday, November 2nd, 2006...2:03 pm
The New 7 Wonders of the World
A new project aims at defining the new 7 wonders of the world :
In early 2006 NOWC released a list of 200 existing monuments, the only criteria being landmarks built or discovered before the year 2000. By October 2006 the list had been narrowed to 21 sites (how these 21 sites were chosen is not known). The 21 sites went into a voting phase. Votes were available for purchase from NOWC to any individual or country (from Wikipedia).
The chosen 21 finalists to compete for the new 7 wonders of the world are :
- Acropolis of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Alhambra, Granada, Spain
- Angkor Wat, Angkor, Cambodia
- Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
- Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Colosseum, Rome, Italy
- Easter Island statues, Chile
- Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
- Great Wall, China
- Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
- Kyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan
- Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow, Russia
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Neuschwanstein Castle, Fussen, Germany
- Petra, Jordan
- Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
- Statue of Liberty, New York, United States
- Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom
- Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
- Taj Mahal, Agra, India
- Timbuktu, Mali
Of which I’m embarrassed to admit that I’ve only seen 8, 17 and 19, being the westerner that I am. The really sad part is that although I’m a few hours drive from both the Pyramids and Petra I still haven’t been over there to visit , for various reasons.
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Having said that, my vote goes to :
- The Great Wall, China
- Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
- Taj Mahal, India
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Angkor Wat, Cambodia
- Chichen Itza, Mexico
- Petra, Jordan
The new 7 wonders of the world have been announced.
Also, check out some alternatives to the new seven wonders of the world.
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The ancient wonders of the world, just to refresh your memory, are :
- Great Pyramid of Giza
- Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
- Statue of Zeus at Olympia
- Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
- Colossus of Rhodes
- Lighthouse of Alexandria
Go have a look and vote…
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